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The Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) is an American nonprofit educational and research organization dedicated to documenting the history of Texas. It was founded in Austin, Texas, United States, on March 2, 1897. In November 2008, the TSHA moved its offices from Austin to the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas.
7 Up Bottling Company building in Portland, Oregon (1976) 7 Up was created by Charles Leiper Grigg, who launched his St. Louis–based company The Howdy Corporation in 1920. [2] Grigg came up with the formula for a lemon-lime soft drink in 1929, and the product was launched two weeks before the Wall Street Crash of 1929.
7-Up has been consistently popular since the 1920's, so while you might think that you already know all there is about this popular lemon-lime blend, the soda actually has a long, storied, and ...
The East Texas Big Thicket Association was formed in the 1920s to preserve what little remained of the Big Thicket. Though its impact was limited it demonstrated increasing concern about the woodlands. [31] In 1924 the state forester E. O. Siecke succeeded in establishing the first state forest in Texas (named E. O. Siecke State Forest in 1951
While the Texas Bicentennial is not until 2036, there are plenty of historical dates to commemorate in 2024. Texas milestones in 2024: What happened in Texas 100 years ago? Or 500 years ago?
The City in Texas: A History (University of Texas Press, 2015) 342 pp. Mendoza, Alexander, and Charles David Grear, eds. Texans and War: New Interpretations of the State's Military History 2012 excerpt; Scott, Robert (2000). After the Alamo. Plano, TX: Republic of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-585-22788-7.
(The Center Square) – Job growth in the Texas oil and natural gas industry continues to remain strong, contributing to Texas again leading the U.S. in job growth last month. In October, the ...
Buenger's 2001 book The Path to a Modern South: Northeast Texas Between Reconstruction and the Great Depression was awarded the Coral H. Tullis Award, given annually to a book that focuses on Texas. [6] He is a fellow, past president (2009–2010) and current Chief Historian of the Texas State Historical Association. [7]